Presidential Documents

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Federal Register

Vol. 63, No. 127

Thursday, July 2, 1998

Title 3—

The President

Executive Order 13090 of June 29, 1998

President’s Commission on the Celebration of Women in

American History

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the

laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), and in order to celebrate the role

of women in American history, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Establishment. There is established the President’s Commission

on the Celebration of Women in American History (‘‘Commission’’). The

Commission shall be composed of not more than 11 members appointed

by the President from the public and private sectors. The public sector

members shall include such persons as the President deems appropriate,

including (a) the Assistant to the President and Director of Communications

and (b) a person recommended by and who shall be the representative

of the Administrator of General Services. The President may designate two

members as Co-Chairs of the Commission. The private sector members shall

represent entities interested in the Commission’s work on American history,

particularly the history of women in America. These entities may include,

but need not be limited to, academic institutions, business entities, labor

organizations, public interest organizations, arts and humanities institutions,

State and local governments, athletic groups, and organizations devoted

to civil rights and opportunities for minorities and women. The private

sector members shall not be considered special Government employees.

Sec. 2. Functions. (a) The Commission shall make recommendations to the

President, through the Co-Chairs of the Commission, on ways to best acknowledge and celebrate the roles and accomplishments of women in American

history. Recommendations may include, among other things, the feasibility

of a focal point for women’s history located in Washington, D.C., and the

use of the latest technology to connect existing and planned women’s history

sites, museums, and libraries.

(b) The Commission shall meet to carry out its work concerning the

celebration of women in American history.

(c) The Commission shall report its recommendations, through the CoChairs of the Commission, in a final report to the President by March

1, 1999.

Sec. 3. Administration. (a) The heads of executive departments and agencies

shall, to the extent permitted by law and where practicable, provide the

Co-Chairs of the Commission with such information with respect to women’s

history in America as the Co-Chairs may request.

(b) Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation for

their work on the Commission. While engaged in the work of the Commission,

members appointed from the private sector may be allowed travel expenses,

including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons

serving intermittently in Government service (5 U.S.C. 5701–5707).
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(c) To the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of

appropriations, the General Services Administration shall provide the Commission with funding, administrative services, facilities, staff, and other

support services necessary for the performance of the functions of the Commission. With respect to the Commission, the Administrator of General

Services shall perform the administrative functions of the President under

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, except that of reporting

to the Congress.

(d) The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the submission of its

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final report.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

June 29, 1998.

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